What The 2018 National Defense Authorization Act Means For You Congress' annual defense authorization bill is chock full of measures that impact troops, their families and retirees. What...
GI Bill Changes Coming Soon The VA has released a timeline of when we can expect to see major changes to the GI Bill.
Senators Attach VA Caregiver Expansion to 'Choice' Reform Plan The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee has embraced a plan to expand eligibility for Post-9/11 caregiver benefits to older...
VA Admits It Will Face Problems Implementing Forever GI Bill VA testified that progress towards implementation of Forever GI Bill is hitting snags, but still says it can meet deadlines.
Stung By ‘Raw Politics,’ Roe Assesses VA Choice, Caregiver Plans Rep. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.), chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, was surprised and disappointed when all nine...
TRICARE Changes Coming In 2018 Lots of changes are coming to the TRICARE program in 2018, but most of them aren't earth-shattering.
'Chained CPI' Shaves Tax Breaks. Will Your Retired Pay Be Next? The “chained” Consumer Price Index will dampen future adjustments to federal tax brackets and standard deductions, some fear...
Hill, Agencies Target Home Loan ‘Churning’ Aimed at Vets Congress, the CFPB, and VA are concerned by a practice known as serial refinancing, or home loan churning, and the goal is to...
VA Launches New Tool to Make Upgrading Your Discharge Easier New online tool makes it easier to apply for an upgraded discharge.
Tricare Pharmacy Fees Set to Rise Feb. 1 Many Tricare pharmacy users will see prescription prices increase February 1.
VA to Give Veterans One-Year Authorizations to Seek Care from Private Providers in 30 Specialties The move allows veterans to get 12 months of private treatment without having to request a reauthorization.
Air Force Investigating After Security Forces Kill Civilian Who Crashed into Arizona Base Gate An airman from the base's Security Forces Squadron "shot and fatally injured" the civilian after several of the troops used...
Broken Altimeter, Ignored Warnings: Hearings Reveal What Went Wrong in DC Crash that Killed 67 Over three days of sometimes contentious hearings this week, the National Transportation Safety Board interrogated Federal...
Senators Seek Answers on Hawaii Veteran Ordered to Self-Deport U.S. Sens. Mazie Hirono and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut have sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem...
Heart’s Ann and Nancy Wilson Rock On: ‘Our Military Upbringing Helped Us in Many Ways’ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart have never served in any branch of the military. But the...
